Friday, August 15, 2008

MT. OLYMPICS

And the winners are:Zeus: Sean Connery (43%)Hera: Jean Simmons (28%)Archer: Three Way Tie Adrien Brody (25%) Javier Bardem (25%) Other (25%)Journalist: Uma Thurman (45%)Thank you for voting!FADE IN:EXT. ORNATE FOUNTAIN. MT. OLYMPUS - DAYZEUS stands facing the fountain; his wife, HERA, sitting on its edge. Zeus waves his hand over the fountain. Images of the Beijing Olympic Games appear in the water.

ZEUSJust in time.

HERAArchery?ZEUSThe semifinals.(exasperated)How could he miss? This is his chance for a medal!HERAThere is no better archer than you, my love.Zeus is intensely fixed on the archer placing last of the four finalists.ZEUSHera, I'll be back in time for dinner.HERAWhere are you going?In a flash, Zeus is gone.EXT. THE OLYMPIC GREEN ARCHERY FIELD. BEIJING - DAY Zeus strides through the crowds, disguised as a spectator. He shakes his head as he watches the ARCHER continue to lose. Zeus disappears; the Archer shivering as an unusual sensation overtakes him.As the Archer releases his arrow, it makes a dead-on bullseye. He waits his next turn confidently, regally. He makes another bullseye, then another, finally, a Robin Hood and wins the Gold medal.

INT. MEDALS PODIUM - NIGHT

After the medals ceremony, the MEDIA flank him; a female JOURNALIST holds a microphone to his mouth.JOURNALISTI've never seen anything like your performance!(grinning)You were like a god out there.ARCHER Well, I had some help.JOURNALISTFrom?ARCHER(as he steps intimately closer)We can talk about it over a quiet dinner.

Boy do the gods ever have a fun life...the Olympics! While away on holidays, I actually saw someone's garden slope where they had trimmed/shaped a low hedge into the Olympic rings! Even with the green, it was unmistakable.

I was tempted to vote *other* for the journalist especially after having recently enjoyed another run of Entrapment on tv. I swear they play these movies over and over. Kevin Costner's Waterworld seems to be another italian network fave! ;-)